Americans
for Waldorf Education (AWE) is
a group of current and past Waldorf parents and teachers. We seek to
support
Waldorf education by providing general information on it (articles,
experiences,
research), by answering questions from the press and the public, and by
correcting myths, misunderstandings and misinformation about Waldorf
education
which sometimes appear in the media and on the Internet.

Our purpose is
to provide the facts in a fair,
balanced and truthful presentation. Our underlying philosophy is to
provide
information on Waldorf education in a positive light and which is
honestly
and fairly presented.

We feel that
Waldorf education brings a vital dimension
to American education, one which is too often neglected in schools
today.
While America demands schools that prepare students who can fulfill
society’s
democratic, technological, and economic goals, we believe Waldorf
education
addresses the students' need to fulfill their own full and individual
potential
as people. We feel that Waldorf education is important because it gives
its students the inner capacities and strengths necessary to become
adults
who are free in spirit, confident in themselves, and able to
self-determine
the purpose and direction of their lives. What Waldorf brings to
education
is the dimension that we are each a unique human being able to bring
our
humanity to the social, political, and technological issues of our day
and transform them.

We also feel
that Waldorf education is sometimes
portrayed in the media and on the Internet in a distorted and
misinformed
way. Waldorf schools and Waldorf teachers deserve to be supported with
a fair and truthful presentation, as most schools and teachers do not
have
the resources to respond to allegations that are sometimes made.